Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-04
BILL NVe AND TINE sTh
How 10 was Ccisbrataa at whaien's
Grove.

1n the Fourth. all OF which, according I
20 the Sandy Mush Record-Statesman.
passed off with marked success. From
the opening prayer to the baseball
contest and CREASED pole doings, every
thing was asharmonious and the receipts
we're satisfactory. Col. l.. Forsyth
Heeley acted rs marshal OF the day.
wearing maroon sash end mounted
on his we'll known horse Mambrino
King.
After pleasant ana courteous
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Meeks, in which he
laid before the Lord a national policy I
which he felt certain would make II
great hit. our glee club sang
o, say can you see. etc.
Judge Larraby read the Declaration
of Independence in rich, dark red
voice, and self-made man from Hick-
orv township delivered the following
inpromp.u address, the manuscript
OF which he kindly furnished to the
Record-Statesman
FELLOW CITIZENS This rs the an
uiyursary OF the dag when freedom to
wards all ard malice towards none
first got a foothOld in this country.
And we are now tocclebratc that day.
1 saw that on that day rireny and
usurpation got a. set back that they
will never recover from. We then
uaye,i the way for. he poor oppressed
1. 2 a nll
shores and take liberticg with our
form OF government.
"On the day that Button GwInnrtt
nut his name TO the statement that
all rlen WAS created more or lesSeduai-
the spot on which we now stand was
a bowling wilderness. Where yondcr
lemonade stand Row stands ana ree'-
, izcs a clean profit OF S41.3J on ~ IN
vestment OF SIS 80, the rank thistlo
nodded in the wynd and che wild fox
dug his hole unscared. Ii you do not
believe this refer you to the principal
OF our public school, who j. to-dly
! assisting in the band and who Is now
in the act of upendins his alto horn to
pour out about n teasupful .. liquid
melody that he had lett over from the
last tune.
And why Is this2 Why are We to-
day free people with a surplus III the
TREASURY that nobody can get az
Loud applause and scpeal from 2
GRASS fed horse tied u . tree who j:
icing kicked by "A 20 .wo-ySar 9ie
owned by the pa;hmaster CT road d.
trict No. 8
"Why are our resources so crrs
that they almost equal our iiabiiltles'
Why is everything done TO make II
pleasant for the rich man and every
inducement held out for the poor ma'
to accumulate more ana more power
IL? Why is it that so much Is sab
about the tariff by men who do no
support their families
Zone huiitir--r44 ,y-r--7e11-----1s0 the taste
OF our people were simple. Now
takes 80 much simplicity to keep Ton
aress going that the people don t get
chance at il. \ century ago common
homemade rum Nas tiie only re!aNa
ton known to plain but abstemiou
people. Now it takes II ma
with u mighty good memory t.
recall the names OF some OF the thinl
he has drunk when his wife asks lin
! about it on the following morning.
claim to have Il good memory {
names and things generally, but II No
want to get me mixed up and HAY
fun with me, you can 40 It III tia
way.
But, fellow cltI1tns now can "
best preserve the blessing oi froc,oi
and fork 1t over unlmpalrcd to Oh
children How can We enhance Il
blood bought right. which Is inherei
IL. every human being, Of the peopl
for tie people and by re people, vine
,yrart toct hath never rod nor big,
forged ~ c.taiu ior to look back fro
our country's glorious natal day {
forward to u glorious. Happy ana
urosuerons futuiC with regard to pu
ity cf the ballot and tree speech.
, say, fer one, We cannot 10 othor"la
Applause.
Il would rather have MY right han
rleayc to the roof Cf NY mouth thu
to utter u sentiment that ! would
clet. hut say that a. ii people. aS
ration. or a. an ina!.,nabie r1
which 10 man .ar gainsav OF surcc.
fully ccrtrcvCrt not TOR political pt
poses, and yet am often lea to
nuirc whittier ara ". drifting not ou
nsa ueopl. and ~ uation, but a.
country and a a iCirt sclccl q
trict
l. Itell YOU that tire se.1.uf vic. a
VIE iokedness is often ~cwed 1T scnoul
= the minds OF tie Young by teact'
!, who are laid large salarv to dc
d. different What dc you think -
man who would open school w
praver and then converse freely Hit
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